The Altadena fire wiped out much of a historic Black enclave in this picturesque town in the San Gabriel Valley.

Over 30 years ago, Octavia Butler imagined ... impacting communities across Southern California. The Mountain View Cemetery in Altadena, home to Butler’s final resting place, was caught in ...

Considered one of the first Black female science fiction writers, Octavia Butler’s body of work could be described as made-up ...

LOS ANGELES — Nearly 40,000 acres have burned in Southern California in the last two ... her to open her own bookstore in her and Octavia E. Butler’s hometown. “I wanted to create ...

Butler still has strong ties to the community. She is buried at Mountain View Mortuary and Cemetery in Altadena. And Octavia’s Bookshelf, a Pasadena bookstore named for the beloved author is ...

When the Eaton Fire blazed through Altadena earlier this month it took more than homes and memories — it devastated a city that has long been a haven for Black families.

Zo Williams, an author, radio host and of Altadena told California Black Media (CBM), “My childhood ... So did Jackie Robinson, the first Black man to play in major league baseball. Octavia Butler, ...